Cattleya walkeriana - Orchid Board

JPMC · #1 01-12-2012, 04:34 PM

I know everybody is bored with this species, but I love it because of its fragrance and its habit of blooming in mid-winter.

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Merlyn · #2 01-12-2012, 04:39 PM

I'm not bored with it, but that's probably because I don't grow it and can appreciate someone else's plant !

rochelle@58 · #3 01-12-2012, 04:52 PM

I love Walkeriana and yours is beautiful. I am looking for one (an alba) but am afraid I can't grow it. However I probably will try. Thanks for taking a picture of yours.
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Andre · #4 01-12-2012, 05:07 PM

walkeriana is one of my all time favorite orchids.

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Anglo · #5 01-12-2012, 05:17 PM

No walkeriana boredom here either. I never tire of seeing them because there is so much variation within the species. Each one has an individual character.

isurus79 · #6 01-12-2012, 10:07 PM

Who is bored with this species???? Not me!! lol

The more I look at this pic, the more this one looks like dolosa to me and not as much like pure walkeriana. It's still gorgeous though!

catwalker808 · #7 01-13-2012, 12:09 AM

JMPC. Nice photo. Nice flower. It has C walkeriana in its background, but I don't think it's C walkeriana.

isurus. I have to agree with you. It looks like C xdolosa (or C Heathii). If it's labelled as C walkeriana, then it's probably an offspring or crossing of 'Pendentive' ... which probably makes it C xdolosa (or C Heathii).

RedOrchid · #8 01-13-2012, 12:30 AM

No boredom here. I had one, they are beautiful and smell terrific!!

JPMC · #9 01-13-2012, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by catwalker808

JMPC. Nice photo. Nice flower. It has C walkeriana in its background, but I don't think it's C walkeriana.

isurus. I have to agree with you. It looks like C xdolosa (or C Heathii). If it's labelled as C walkeriana, then it's probably an offspring or crossing of 'Pendentive' ... which probably makes it C xdolosa (or C Heathii).

Thanks for the input. I have always wondered about this one. It reminds me of 'Pendentive' in its size and shape in that the plant is about twice as big as my pure walkerianas. I think that the clonal name is 'Limerick'.

Anglo · #10 01-13-2012, 06:06 AM

I can't recall for sure, but I think 'Limerick' is from same line as 'Pendentive,' which is from a selfing of 'Orchidglade.' 'Orchidglade' was found in the wild, and was originally identified as C. walkeriana, but it's really a C. dolosa.

A number of alba form walkeriana cultivars aren't really the pure species, even though AOS hasn't recognized that, at least in regard to 'Pendentive.'